August 2019

We reported last month that famed doughssant-maker Jason Lilley would be opening his third Mother City bakery, and now it’s official – the Buitenkant outpost is open and serving up all your Jason favourites. The new spot opened today in the Tiny Empire building (beside a cannabidiol store) for its first shift of churning out fantastic coffee, [...]

It’s official: Jason Bakery is open on Buitenkant StreetJasonBaker1232019-08-14T13:04:43+00:00

July 2019

We love Jason Bakery for a whole lot of things, but coffee is right up there with our favourites. They serve up Salvador coffee, which is a Nicaraguan single estate certified organic coffee and it’s delish, but then again, so is everything on the menu. Good to know: They’ve just opened their new Tiny Empire [...]

The Best Coffee Shops in Cape Town Near YouJasonBaker1232019-08-14T12:55:06+00:00

November 2018

Jason Bakery (Green Point and Bree Street) Jason Lilley’s insane doughssants are possibly his bakery’s most popular item, but he’s not known as Captain Bread for nothing. Though they get a little less love on the Jason Bakery Instagram feed than their OTT cousins, the breads are just as worth the trip as any croissant, [...]

June 2018

Cape Town CBD has the best spots to pop over to during your lunch break. Whether you feel like a delicious cheese toastie or a fresh poke bowl, the city caters for everything your tastebuds could want. Most of these restaurants and cafés are within walking distance from your office – so get out and [...]

May 2018

Jason Lilley// Owner Jason Bakery, Bree Street & Green Point Jason Lilley has done wonders for the world of baking, taking it from the realms of fluffy and pink and flinging it into dark, dangerous and sinfully good. Just looking at the doughssants on the Jason Bakery Instagram feed will make the waistline of your jeans [...]

Cape Town Chefs Tell Us the Stories Behind Their TattoosJasonBaker1232018-08-05T17:12:33+00:00

An amalgamation of pastry mash-ups, brekkie favourites, kick-ass pies, sexy salads and the most glorious bread in town can be found at Cape Town’s blue-eyed bakery. The birth of Jason Bakery in 2011 marked a quintessential year in the foodie calendar; what was once a quaint and unassuming spot on the corner of Bree & [...]

All Kinds of Crazy For Jason BakeryJasonBaker1232018-07-08T14:13:00+00:00

April 2018

Matt Manning, director and chef at Matt Manning Chef “Jason Lilley of Jason Bakery hands-down has the best breads and pastries. He is well known for his sourdough and croissants, they’re some of the best in the business! He also makes a doughnut-croissant hybrid aptly named the Doughssant, which has a different filling and topping [...]

January 2018

Bread king Jason Lilley has added another restaurant to the Jason Bakery family with Jason Bakery Green Point. Much like its older sibling in Bree Street, it serves up artisan bread, pastries and a selection of plated meals. What differs in the Green Point shop is that it is predominantly a restaurant, with most patrons [...]

Jason does it again – Jason Bakery in Green Point, reviewedJasonBaker1232018-08-05T17:05:30+00:00

July 2017

That’s right, pastry purists and coffee hounds, the Mother City’s bread king is relocating Loop Street’s BARDOUGH to Green Point towards the end of this year. While the word is now out, Jason Lilley and his bakery team are keeping a few cards close to their chest. The new bakery, which will take over the space that was [...]

Breaking: Jason Bakery to open another branch in Green PointJasonBaker1232018-08-05T17:08:23+00:00

May 2017

Paul Hollywood, presenter of beloved series The Great British Bake Off, was in Cape Town filming an episode for the second season of Paul Hollywood City Bakes recently. The show sees him visit different cities to sample their signature bakes, meets local bakers and put a personal spin on a local recipe. Chana Boucher caught [...]